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a small leather bag used for kneading tsampa dough. It is common in every house but is also the trademark of beggars.
Thangkuk;thangkuk;a small leather bag used for kneading tsampa dough. It is common in every house but is also the trademark of beggars.
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a tiny vegetable-like a sweet-potato, found in abundance under the ground in Tibet. It is one of the main ingredients of an auspicious chemar.
Doma;doma;a tiny vegetable-like a sweet-potato, found in abundance under the ground in Tibet. It is one of the main ingredients of an auspicious chemar.
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a favourite Tibetan brew similar to beer made only out of barley in Tibet, but now commonly made out of rice and wheat due to the difficulty of obtaining barley. Whatever it is made out of, it is still called chang. In the Tibetan folk tradition there is a whole philosophy surrounding chang.
Chang;chang;a favourite Tibetan brew similar to beer made only out of barley in Tibet, but now commonly made out of rice and wheat due to the difficulty of obtaining barley. Whatever it is made out of, it is still called chang. In the Tibetan folk tradition there is a whole philosophy surrounding chang.
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Tibetan: Jan-chup Sem-pa, meaning the one who aspires to and is actually engaged in the path to Buddhahood for the sake of others.
Bodhisattva;Tibetan: Jan-chup Sem-pa, meaning the one who aspires to and is actually engaged in the path to Buddhahood for the sake of others.
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the doctrine of Buddha; it could also mean any religion when used in its context.
Dharma;the doctrine of Buddha;it could also mean any religion when used in its context.
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a coat-like Tibetan gown worn by both sexes. Men's chupas differ slightly from those of women both in style and the way they are worn. Women's chupas have undergone a drastic change in style since 1959, in that they have become much easier to wear and also require less cloth. See illustration on page 136 for a man's chupa and page 3 for a woman's.
Chupa;chupa;a coat-like Tibetan gown worn by both sexes. Men's chupas differ slightly from those of women both in style and the way they are worn. Women's chupas have undergone a drastic change in style since 1959, in that they have become much easier to wear and also require less cloth. See illustration on page 136 for a man's chupa and page 3 for a woman's.
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'Precious One'; commonly refers to a reincarnate lama.
Rinpoche;rinpoche;'Precious One';commonly refers to a reincarnate lama.
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an animal native to Tibet. It is a beast of burden renowned for its strength, stamina and surefootedness. Its meat is very tasty and its hide is very useful for making bags and drums. With its horn people make snuff cases and tool handles, etc. Its tail hair is very strong and make good ropes and provides good strings for guitar and piwang, an instrument like a lute.
Yak;yak;an animal native to Tibet. It is a beast of burden renowned for its strength, stamina and surefootedness. Its meat is very tasty and its hide is very useful for making bags and drums. With its horn people make snuff cases and tool handles, etc. Its tail hair is very strong and make good ropes and provides good strings for guitar and piwang, an instrument like a lute.
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a decorative Tibetan head-dress studded with coral, turquoise, ruby and gold. It may be round or triangular in shape. The opulence of its decoration shows the status of the woman wearing it.
Patuk;patuk;a decorative Tibetan head-dress studded with coral, turquoise, ruby and gold. It may be round or triangular in shape. The opulence of its decoration shows the status of the woman wearing it.
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a gorilla-like animal found in Tibet and the adjoining Himalayan regions. This is probably what some adventurers have called yeti, the abominable snow man.
Demong;demong;a gorilla-like animal found in Tibet and the adjoining Himalayan regions. This is probably what some adventurers have called yeti, the abominable snow man.
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Torma;torma;long cone-shaped religious cake.
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a thick coarse blanket, commonly made out of yak bair.
Chalu;chalu;a thick coarse blanket, commonly made out of yak bair.
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mag-battle; gam-box. This is a word created in the story having no specific reference to any commonly known thing.
Mag-gam;mag-gam;mag-battle;gam-box. This is a word created in the story having no specific reference to any commonly known thing.
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a ceremonial offering made of tsampa (see bdow for explanation) mixed with butter, raisins and sugar or jaggery (brown sugar). Chemar offered during Losar (Tibetan new year) is much more elaborate than those offered on other occasions. When offering chemar, chang must accompany it.
Chemar;chemar;a ceremonial offering made of tsampa (see bdow for explanation) mixed with butter, raisins and sugar or jaggery (brown sugar). Chemar offered during Losar (Tibetan new year) is much more elaborate than those offered on other occasions. When offering chemar, chang must accompany it.
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powdered form of roasted barley; a staple food of the Tibetans. People nowadays make it out of roasted wheat and maize, but still call it tsampa.
Tsampa;tsampa;powdered form of roasted barley;a staple food of the Tibetans. People nowadays make it out of roasted wheat and maize, but still call it tsampa.
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Chern-den-de,De-zhin Sheg-pa;chern-den-de,de-zhin sheg-pa;Bhagawan Buddha, the One thus gone.
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Pak;pak;kneaded tsampa dough is called pak.
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Jowo Rinpoche;jowo rinpoche;another name for Buddha Shakyamuni.
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Mirgō;mirgō;a wild beast similar to a gorilla.
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a very special kind of flower. The word itself is probably Chinese.
Ha'i-sing-pal;ha'i-sing-pal;a very special kind of flower. The word itself is probably Chinese.
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traditionally used to describe a spiritually evolved being, but commonly applied to monks in general.
Lama;lama;traditionally used to describe a spiritually evolved being, but commonly applied to monks in general.
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a Tibetan wooden cup. A woman's cup is slightly smaller than a man's and is also sljghtly different in shape too.
Phorpa;phorpa;a Tibetan wooden cup. A woman's cup is slightly smaller than a man's and is also sljghtly different in shape too.
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a Tibetan unit of measurement, probably equal to a bushel.
Bo;bo;a Tibetan unit of measurement, probably equal to a bushel.
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Dzo;dzo;a female yak, and as useful as a yak.
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Tsog;tsog;short cone-shaped religious cake.
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a cross between a yak and a cow. To an unaccustomed eye yak, dzo (see below) and dri might look alike.
Dri;dri;a cross between a yak and a cow. To an unaccustomed eye yak, dzo (see below) and dri might look alike.
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Sang;sang;a denomination of Tibetan currency.
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the inhabitants of an underground kingdom often associated with serpents. Their Tibetan name is 'lu'.
Nāgā;the inhabitants of an underground kingdom often associated with serpents. Their Tibetan name is 'lu'.
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the law of cause and effect of Buddhist philosophy. All happiness and good things that you enjoy in this life are because of merits accumulated in your past lives, and vice versa.
Dharma;the law of cause and effect of Buddhist philosophy. All happiness and good things that you enjoy in this life are because of merits accumulated in your past lives, and vice versa.
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